MAROON AND GOLD.
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E\on College, N. C.,
Oct. 5, 1920.,_
Defer Ma:
IXLin^ got much to write t)«s\
week except that I’m so homesick
that I would give my gold tooth
and jazz tie both in order to be
able to stretch my lazy carcass in
the old feather bed one more tiyie.
How is the cider now ? Is ^a ,
making much? I wish I could'
stick my nose in a two-gallon
bucket of it. Tell Pa to save the
pumpkins and fatten the turkeys
—words fail me in this hour of
hunger—but I’ll be there Thanks
giving unless they have ice where
they ain’t got no business.
They have some of the most
peculiar kind of little dumb ani
mals
call ’em Seniors. One 6T tTiem is
right cute. His name is Lonny be
Easy. He reminds me lUot so
much of the squirrel as the hick
ory. Dr. Harper takes a lot of
interest in these little helpless
animals. He looks after them
just as if they were his own pigs.
He certainly is a kind hearted
man. Listen what he did for the
little weakly things. The other
day they wanted to leave their
corral (?) and go out in the fresh
air to have a feast on marshmal
lows. But you remember marsh
mallows have a whole lot of fine
white dust on them. Well, Dr.
Harper was afraid that so much
dust would injure the delicate lit
tle creatures’ lungs so that it
might result in a serious social
scandal, and so he chincked all the
crevices so they couldn’t get out.
Now ain’t he the kind heartedest
man you ever heard tell of? The
,^ittle things are running around
on the campus now just as happy
and healthy as you please. They
furnish innocent amusement for
the whole school.
The other day a fellow come
here and played the piano. He
was the first person I have heard
play since I got here. He was
some musician. His hair was
about a yard long. He didn’t have
but two eyes and couldn’t see out
of either one. He played some
rag time and I danced. He play
ed something sentimental and I
cried. He played a love song and
I got married. He played a hymn
and we all went to heaven. I
wish he would come back again.
You get a chance to stop think
ing about what fools folks are
when you listen to his music.
The girls have a peculiar or
ganization here in school. They
call it a Student Self-Punishing
Board. The object is to see how
many rules can be made for the
girls to observe. Some fair sam
ples of these rules is that the girls
may not pick their teeth on Wed
nesday, trim their corns on Satur
day, nor smile at the boys on Sun
day. Every time I think of the
r>oard I get l)ored. It reminds lie
.of the fool that cut off his nose/to
spite his face.
VVe have a man here who/ixes
all the keys and keyholes fn the
college. Ther e is a mighty nice
wom.an that runs the electric
baker. He is baldheaded. She
likes b.ald heads. He is a widovv-
■'epr ^^^'is a yidpw. Prospects
bid fair for the greatest romance
of the season—it will even out
rival that of Professor Myrick.
1 hope I get an invitation to the
wedding. She keeps the keys to
the store room. I believe in eat
ing at all matrimonial ceremonies.
I’m all right except that I’m
suffering from a little dose of
buckshot. I went out to Uncle
Jerry’s scuppernong vine last
nig+it and neg^lected the little mat
ter of paying in advance.
Until hog-killing time, I remain
Hungrily your son,
FRESH MAN.
“DON’T CARE’ ATTITUDE.
THE MONTAGUE LIGHT OPERA
SINGERS.
Light opera, always popular, is fea
tured in costume by the Montague
Singers. In the repertoire of this vet
eran organization are scenes from “The
Serenade” by Victor Herbert, “Robin
Hood” by Reginald DeKoven, and the
“Pied Piper,” selections from “The
Mikado,” “The Red Mill” and “Madam
Butterfly,” and a complete operetta,
“A Japanese Romance,” all of which
are given in costume.
Incidental solos, duets and quartets
from the best song literature give
pleasing variety to the program. One
or more readings such as a sketch
from “The Blue Bird” by Maeterlinck,
give further diversion without depart
ing from the superior quality of the
Montague program.
Doubtless much of the success of
this company year after year is due
to the fact that there is no let-up in
their musical study. New program
features are constantly being develop
ed and in this way return engagements
are welcomed without the necessity
of duplication.
The “don’t care” attitude is the
offense that cannot be overlooked.
People w'ho are sorry can be for
given almost anything, but it is
hard to excuse even a slight slip
in those who are indifferent.
Some young folks on being dis
covered in wrong-doing-, seem to
feel that they improve matters by
declaring- that they don’t care'. As
a matter of fact, this makes a
trifling- offense inexcusable. In
these days of crowded street cars,
we are bound to be jarred and
jostled, but the quick apology
minimizes the off'ense. But when
in a street car the other day, a
young boor stepped on the feet
of an older man and then said
gruffly, “If your feet were where
they belong they • wouldn’t be
stepped on,” he made a slight ac
cident an off'ense almost beyond
pardon.
If you have done a thing that
has made trouble for another, do
not be afraid to show you regret
it. Often it is not the original of
fense that rankles so much as the
fact that the offender does not
care.—Selected.
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
MEAN REAL BUSINESS
The Student Volunteer Band
met in regular session on the
evening of October 5. Rev. D. P.
Barrett was present and answer
ed a number of questions for the
members.
The volunteers are planning a
great year’s work, and wish to
have as many as possibly can at
tend the meetings. Everyone who
is interested in missions will find
the meetings helpful. They will
be full of real information and in
spiration.
ELON COLLEGE
ALMA MATER
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